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car·net

(kär-nā′)

1. An official pass or permit, especially one for crossing national boundaries.

2. A book of postage stamps.

[French, notebook, carnet, from Old French quernet, pocket notebook, from quaer, quire; see quire¹.]

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carnet

(ˈkɑːneɪ)

1. (Law)

a. a customs licence authorizing the temporary importation of a motor vehicle

b. an official document permitting motorists to cross certain frontiers

2. a book of tickets, travel coupons, etc

[French: notebook, from Old French quernet, ultimately from Latin quaternī four at a time; see quire¹]

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